'Defend himself': Commerce secretary hangs Vance out to dry for calling Chinese 'peasants'

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he would let Vice President J.D. Vance "defend himself" after he called Chinese people "peasants."

During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program, host Jonathan Karl noted that Vance had recently insulted the Chinese people.

"Can you explain to me what the vice president was saying not long ago when he referred to the Chinese people as peasants?" Karl asked. "This is something that we heard the Chinese say was ignorant and disrespectful."

"I mean...